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Tibet earthquake: Death toll rises to 53; Chinese military deploys drone t
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The death toll from a devastating earthquake that struck Dingri County in Xigaze City, located in the Tibet Autonomous Region left at least 53 people dead and 62 injured, Taipei Times reported, citing state media.
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32 killed following earthquake in Tibet Autonomous Region
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Dingri County in Xigaze City, located in the Tibet Autonomous Region, at 9:05 a.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time), resulted in 32 fatalities and 38 injuries, Xinhua reported, citing regional disaster relief authorities.
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Earthquake of magnitude 7.1 jolts Nepal; multiple earthquakes reported in
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 on the Richter Scale jolted Nepal's Lobuche on Tuesday, the USGS Earthquakes reported. Meanwhile, the National Centre of Seismology reported a series of earthquakes in the Tibet region.
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US adds 29 Chinese firms to Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity list
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
This brings the total number of entities on the list to 107, as part of the US government's efforts to combat forced labour in global supply chains, particularly in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) of China
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Uyghur American Association demands immediate release of imprisoned writer
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Rozi had vanished from his home in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in October 2016. When he reappeared in January 2018, it was during a court hearing in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang.
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Tibetan Parliament in-exile expresses concern over changes to Tibetan repr
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Tibetan parliament in-exile has expressed its deep concern and disappointment regarding the recent decision taken by the Musee du quai Branly and the Musee Guimet in France, which have replaced the term "Tibet" with the Chinese name "Xizang Autonomous Region" in their catalogues and exhi
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Report by UNHRC highlights severe concerns about Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomou
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Ravina Shamdasani the spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday highlighted the human rights abuses persistent in China, especially in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and the Tibet Autonomous Region.
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DHS adds five firms to Uyghur Forced Labour List amid Xinjiang human right
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has updated the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, adding five new companies allegedly linked to forced labour practices in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).
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Report highlights systematic repression, human rights violations of Uyghur
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
A recent report by Yale University has highlighted the precarious living conditions of Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR) under Chinese repression.
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Swedish Uyghur Committee urges global action against China's genocide in E
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
A Sweden-based Uyghur rights organisation, Svenska Uyghur Kommitten (SUK), commonly known as the Swedish Uyghur Committee, appealed to the international community to confront the geopolitical effects of China's action in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region (XUAR).
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East Turkistan Government in Exile urges community to refrain from travell
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) urged the Uyghur community living abroad to refrain from travelling to Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), claiming that it would aid the Chinese oppression and forceful invasion in the region and would weaken the efforts of the internati
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Uyghur rights organization bashes China for atrocities in Xinjiang
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Uyghur community residing in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) has been facing the atrocities inflicted by China for decades.
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